Tim Covino Awarded NSF-CAREER Grant
Congratulations to Tim Covino for receiving a $423,487.00 grant from the National Science Foundation – Division of Earth Sciences for CAREER: From the forest to the stream: Exploring forest land cover controls on dissolved organic matter character and aquatic ecosystem respiration in headwater streams. The grant impacts the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory within the Warner College...
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STEM Center is proud to continue their work with the Alliance Partnership
The STEM Center at Colorado State University is again serving as the independent evaluator for the education and outreach activities of the Alliance Partnership Summer Institutes‘ STEM programs. Our evaluation serves two purposes: (1) provide feedback for interactive development and refinement of the educational activities, and (2) provide results to gauge the success of the...
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Caring Community Construction
Within the Department of Construction Management at Colorado State University lies not cold concrete, calculations, and kinematics, but rather a group of dedicated students passionate about helping better the lives of those less fortunate. Started in 2011, the Construction Management Cares program aims to aid the local community while simultaneously teaching CM students vital skills...
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2017-2018 Report
COVER PHOTO:Time Lapse Photography of Blue Lights
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2016-2017 Report
COVER PHOTO:Illustration of metalens designed for compact depth-sensing Credit: Image courtesy of Qi Guo and Zhujun Shi/Harvard University Find other NSF-Sponsored images in the NSF Multimedia Gallery.
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2015-2016 Report
COVER PHOTO:View between rows of supercomputer Frontera’s servers Credit: TACC Find other NSF-Sponsored images in the NSF Multimedia Gallery.
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Introducing the New STEM Center Website
Since its creation in 2011 the STEM Center at Colorado State University has served as a central hub of collaboration and connection in the STEM fields for campus members and the community. Although our original website served its purpose during the earlier stages of the Center we realized to best serve the needs of our...
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Prefiguring Sustainability through Participatory Action Research Experiences for Undergraduates: Reflections and Recommendations for Student Development
Abstract: PAR-based UREs are undergraduate research experiences (UREs)—built into university-community partnerships—that apply principles of participatory action research (PAR) towards addressing community-defined challenges. In this paper, we advance PAR-based UREs as an action-oriented framework through which higher education institutions can simultaneously enact and advance the United Nations sustainable development agenda, while cultivating student development. We draw upon...
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Linking Biophysical, Socioeconomic, and Political Effects of Climate Change on Agro-Ecosystems
Abstract: To meet the sustainability challenges of the future, we need leaders who are trained to work well in diverse, multidisciplinary teams and a populace that understands the biophysical and socioeconomic challenges facing humanity and how to meet the needs of its diverse stakeholders. With a goal of increasing climate literacy amongst college students, we...
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Who produces knowledge? Transforming undergraduate students’ views of science through participatory action research
Abstract: Undergraduate research experiences (UREs) that include interdisciplinary, engagement‐oriented, and collaborative experiences have the potential to benefit students in unique ways. Through these innovative experiences, students are able to see the social impact and importance of their work—a factor known to strengthen the academic and career persistence of students traditionally underrepresented in science, technology, engineering,...
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